Such a beautiful story. I also was a late in life thumb sucker. Your childhood story is a testament to positive motivations versus punishing ones. You got a vision of what you wanted and it drove you to change. I love it. I hope I see the place sometime.
The subheading, "Or, how a fine meal motivated me to kick a bad habit," made me think we were about to get the backstory of Katherine breaking her screen habit. What a turn the tale took. This was a nice diversion from the normal content. Algonquin Park and the Arowhon Pines lodge are generational treasures for your family. Thank you for sharing. Also, "I remember just sucking through the nasty flavors until I got to the tasty thumb I craved," could have been written by my younger sister about her nine-year-old self.
I loved this! And yet as a parent I could feel that frustration, how a child can (and usually does) just "decide" to quit *whatever* in a single moment for *whatever in exchange*, and wishing I had had that piece of information eons ago 😂
Such a beautiful story. I also was a late in life thumb sucker. Your childhood story is a testament to positive motivations versus punishing ones. You got a vision of what you wanted and it drove you to change. I love it. I hope I see the place sometime.
The subheading, "Or, how a fine meal motivated me to kick a bad habit," made me think we were about to get the backstory of Katherine breaking her screen habit. What a turn the tale took. This was a nice diversion from the normal content. Algonquin Park and the Arowhon Pines lodge are generational treasures for your family. Thank you for sharing. Also, "I remember just sucking through the nasty flavors until I got to the tasty thumb I craved," could have been written by my younger sister about her nine-year-old self.
I loved this! And yet as a parent I could feel that frustration, how a child can (and usually does) just "decide" to quit *whatever* in a single moment for *whatever in exchange*, and wishing I had had that piece of information eons ago 😂